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- OBITUARY: Helen Burns, wife of former Fed Chairman - Packet Online
   Helen Burns of Princeton died Wednesday at University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 98.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a former resident of New York City and Washington, D.C.    A graduate of Hunter College with majors ...
- Cambridge students asked to compare Raleigh and Shakespeare with Amy Winehouse lyrics in final year exam paper (Evening Standard)
Baffled Cambridge University students were asked to compare a 15th century poem with lyrics by troubled singer Amy Winehouse in their final year exam paper.
- Sensational Russian Lionhearts! (Pravda Ru)
Holland 1 Russia 3. What an amazing game of football, what a sensational victory for Russian football, for the players of this young, talented, disciplined and determined Russian team and what a shining medal on the chest of Guus Hiddink, the Dutchman who came to Russia to transform a team of spirited young and inexperienced boys into the most valliant lions this game has ever known.
- Edwards: The Agony of the MSM - Slate
Nibbling at the edges of the MSM: Imus laments that the Edwards L.C. story is "starting to become news." ... And there's always the late-night comics' rabbithhole into public consciousness . ... But the MSM wants photos Dallas Morning News' Rod ...
- Gerard Wozek: Postcards From Heartthrob Town - RainbowNetwork.com
Postcards from Heartthrob Town: A Gay Man’s Travel Tales is a passionate ride through physical and emotional landscapes straight to the heart of homoerotic desire. Award-winning author Gerard Wozek colours snapshots of memoir and short fiction with ...
- Toronto List: July 18–20, 2008 (Torontoist)
WORDS: The new season of the Toronto Poetry Slam kicks off Friday. Amateurs sign up half an hour before the show, and are given a chance to showcase their talents.
- Museum's exhibit reflects Vermont's art and culture (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
hen Glenn Suokko began his artist talk last weekend at the "Pastoral" exhibit at the Kent Tavern Museum, there was a cup-shaped bird's nest resting on a mantel just behind his left shoulder. Anecdotally, he mentioned that the week before, he'd been in the next room listening to a poetry reading by Carol Westberg when he noticed a robin sitting on her nest. He watched, through the wavy glass of ...
- Popcorn & Candy: Conspiracy Theories (DCist)
DCist's highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. The Parallax View This week in Popcorn & Candy, what's old is new again. We've got Cold War satire that's just as appropriate now, a TV series that was at its best in the '90s reborn on the big screen, and ancient Rome through the lens of the mid-20th ...
- Weekly Webb: Poet McRae captures the essence of Western life in verse - Billings Gazette
Colorful characters are like boulders tumbling down a mountain - unpredictable, sharp-edged and volatile. But Wally McRae said the West is running out of these rough-hewn subjects, which have been fodder for his poetry for more than 40 years. McRae ...
- Orono: UMaine to name seminar room after Burt Hatlen - Bangor Daily News
Orono: UMaine to name seminar room after Burt HatlenBangor Daily News, ME - 2 hours agoUM President Robert Kennedy announced Friday at a poetry conference sponsored by the National Poetry Foundation and the English department that Room 406 in ...
- Has crowd interaction gone too far? - Guardian Blogs
Been out to a gig recently? Hard work, isn't it? No, not the drinking, the late nights, nor the physical trauma of getting trapped stage-front at MBV's Roundhouse gigs , but this sudden pressure to "get involved". Crowd participation, once the ...
- Art, film and music abound - Whistler Question
Art, film and music aboundWhistler Question, Canada - 4 hours agoDon’t forget to bring some warm clothing, and remember — Whistler’s parks are alcohol-free. The movie will be moved to Village 8 Cinemas for a 9:30 pm ...
- The Cultural Beats of the African Diaspora - African Path
The Cultural Beats of the African DiasporaAfrican Path, MN - 46 minutes agoWelcoming and cultivating their place in the world, they enrich the arts and cultural stage through music, dance, film, poetry, literature, and theatre. ...
- North Palm Beach County events: June 11 (The Jupiter Courier)
Post your events at YourHub.com. Select your state and your community. Register. It's free. To have your event posted in multiple communities, contact Jeff Alexander at jeff.alexander@scripps.com.
- Milford's Salustri shares words of wisdom (Connecticut Post)
The one common element in the several careers, volunteer activities and hobbies that Madeline Salustri has pursued — in her vigorous and dedicated way — is a love of words.
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